US EditionBiden’s Cancer Raises Questions Around Screening, Timing
- Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed on May 18, 2025, with an aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.
- This diagnosis came despite guidelines advising against routine screening for men over 75, raising questions about detection timing.
- Experts emphasize that prostate cancer often grows slowly, but high Gleason scores like Biden's 9 indicate urgency and need for treatment.
- Biden's illness has renewed focus on symptoms, screening methods like the PSA blood test, and the importance of early detection to improve cure rates.
- While Biden's cancer likely cannot be cured, advances in hormone and genetic therapies offer hope to control the disease and maintain quality of life.
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Renowned oncologist questions Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis timeline – and when treatments possibly started: ‘Doesn’t make any sense’
Speaking on SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show,” urology and prostate physician, Dr. David B. Samadi questioned how Biden's doctors could know this unless the 82-year-old was already undergoing cancer treatment.
·New York, United States
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Why wasn't Joe Biden's 'aggressive' prostate cancer spotted sooner? Experts weigh in
The late-stage cancer diagnosis of former U.S. president Joe Biden has some wondering how the disease was able to go undetected when his health has been under intense scrutiny, especially near the end of his presidency.
·Canada
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Biden had not received prostate cancer screening since 2014, spokesperson says
Former President Joe Biden had not received a test for prostate cancer, known as a PSA, for more than a decade before he was diagnosed with an advanced form of the disease last week, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
·New Hampshire, United States
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